The Importance of Having a Bad Accent

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Santi uses the filler expression, you know, he uses that quite a lot. One comment said it's really held him back, hasn't it? If something holds you back, it prevents you from making progress. But why did this person who commented focus only on that when there were so many other positive things to take away from the episode? So and anyway, what is wrong with saying,you know, quite a lot? It doesn't stop us understanding him. Maybe even it may be actually useful in expressing himself.

How do we know when someone's English is good? Is it just about having a "British accent", knowing lots of big words, or speaking with no errors? In fact, there is a lot more to it than that. IELTS can show us how someone's level of English is assessed by looking at a wide range of skills and sub-skills and there is a lot more to it than making no errors while speaking with a "British accent". This episode should help you consider your own level of English level, get some perspective on what language competence really means, and hopefully cause people to think twice when making snap judgements about other people's English.

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